Game: Field commander Type of FAQ: FAQ Author: stastheman version: 0.5 This FAQ was mainly made for the purpose of telling people the basics of gameplay in Field Commander. This FAQ is the sole property of stastheman, you have absolutely no right to copy it or claim it as your own. If you wish to contact me either about this FAQ, this game, or if you want this FAQ posted on your site, please E-mail me at [email protected] Only the following websites can post this FAQ: www.supercheats.com List of contents 1) Introduction 2) Controls 3) Quick battle 4) versus 5) settings 6) Mission creator 1) Introduction This is a FAQ, it tells people the controls, settings, and other various things about the game. So I hope it helps all those begginers out there who haven't got a clue. 2) Controls Menu controls Navigate highlighted menu item: directional buttons or analog stick Select highlighted menu item: X button Previous screen/return to main menu : O button Toggle between 1st and 2nd player in hot swap mode: L or R buttons Switch commanding officer: left/right buttons Switch division: up/down buttons Get Intel on selected commanding officer: triangle button Get Intel on selected division: square button Change player color: select button Gameplay controls Open start menu/pause game: start button Mini-map: R button Rotate camera: Analog stick Unit info: triangle button Toggle firing/movement range: square button Select unit: X button Switch to next available unit: O button 3) Quick Battle First select quick battle from the main menu to begin Mission selection: Pick the map you wish to play on the mission selection screen. Use the directional buttons or analog stick to change missions. The map's topography and the mission objectives as well as the climate and the size of the map are displayed to the left of the map. You can also change the climate of certain missions by pressing the triangle button. After that press the X Button to select a map. Division selection: Pick your division by pressing the L and R buttons to switch between players 1 and 2. Select your Commanding officer (CO) by pressing the left or right directional buttons. Press the triangle button to display Intel on your current Commanding officer . Select your division by pressing the up or down directional buttons. Press the square button for more info on your current division. Press select to change the color of the selected player. Press the X button to accept your player settings. Game options: To set the game options for your quick battle , highlight the setting you want to change and press the X button to select it. Starting money: Use the left and right directional buttons to highlight the unit of money you want to change. Press the up button to increase the value and the down button to decrease it. Switch players by pressing the L and R buttons. Press the X button to accept the settings. Victory conditions: Select the conditions that must be met for a player to win. Division powers: Turn the ability to use division powers on or off. Press the X button to accept your selection. Timers: The timers will allow you to limit each players turn time. The regular time limit places a limit on each player's turn. If the time limit runs out for the current player's turn, the turn ends. The timer clock then resets and the other player begins his turn. With the chess timer , each player's turn has a separate total time limit. The time it takes for a player to complete his turn is deducted from their total time. If either player's time runs out during their turn before other victory conditions have been met, that player forfeits and victory goes to the opposing player. Fog of war: Turn the fog of war on or off by using the up or down buttons . Press X to accept. Weather: Weather can affect your units in a variety of ways, you can change the map weather to clear , raining, or snowing by pressing the up or down button to highlight your choice and pressing X to select it. Weather condition effects: Clear All conditions are normal, perfect weather Raining -1 movement for infantry, -2 vision for air units Snowing -1 vision for all units, 50% increase in fuel consumption for all units Start the quick battle: Press the start button to begin your game. 4) Versus games Hot swap: Two players use the same psp system to play against each other , passing it back and forth between them at each turn. Ad Hoc: Two players join a game against one another using the playstation portable built in ad hoc mode. Infrastructure: This mode uses an internet connection through the psp system. You connect to a remote server where you can meet others in an online lobby with whom you can start a game , and upload or download maps and missions. 5) Settings Profile: check your current profile stats. Delete saved data: delete previously saved data. Game settings: Music: Adjust the music volume UI sounds : Adjust the user interface volume Effects: Adjust the effects sounds Voice : adjust how loud your units speak Ambient : Adjust the ambient volume Weather : Adjust how loud the weather sounds will be Skip mode: Adjusts how fast the game skips moving and firing Normal: everything moves and shoots normally Fast forward: everything moves and shoots in fast forward Skip: skips completely 6) Mission creator The mission creator allows you to create your own map and make your own missions. use blank map: the maps are completely blank and you can make a mission completely from scratch. Modify mission: this allows you to modify in game missions, you can add things and change the mission. map controls: toggle 3d view: square button place selected unit or placement on highlighted tile: X button delete highlighted object: O button change selected placement type: R button change selected unit type: L button view placed unit stats: triangle button change units and placements between ATLAS, neutral or shadow nation (only placements can be neutral): up/down buttons Mission options: press the start button to view the mission options mission name: the name of your mission. Weather : select the type of weather between clear, raining, or snowing. fog of war: turn the fog of war on or off. timers: set the type of timer or turn the timers off. production: set the types of units that can be produced by each player. Starting money: set how much money each player has at the beginning of the game. Division: set which player has what division and what commanding officer. victory conditions: set the conditions for a player to win. balance readout: display each side's statistics. save mission: save your mission. exit: return to the main menu. For now that's all copyright 2006 stastheman